Scientific challenges to characterizing the wind resource in the marine atmospheric boundary layer

W Shaw, L Berg, M Debnath, G Deskos… - Wind Energy …, 2022 - wes.copernicus.org
With the increasing level of offshore wind energy investment, it is correspondingly important
to be able to accurately characterize the wind resource in terms of energy potential as well …

Modeling and observations of North Atlantic cyclones: Implications for US Offshore wind energy

J Wang, E Hendricks, CM Rozoff… - Journal of Renewable …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
To meet the Biden-Harris administration's goal of deploying 30 GW of offshore wind power
by 2030 and 110 GW by 2050, expansion of wind energy into US territorial waters prone to …

A framework for simulating the tropical cyclone boundary layer using large-eddy simulation and its use in evaluating PBL parameterizations

X Chen, GH Bryan, JA Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
Boundary layer turbulent processes affect tropical cyclone (TC) structure and intensity
change. However, uncertainties in the parameterization of the planetary boundary layer …

3D multiscale dynamic analysis of offshore wind turbine blade under fully coupled loads

B Wang, L Wang, X Liang, F Sheng, J Zhang, Y Hong… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Wind turbine blades are typically sophisticated structures with complex geometry and
composite layup. The realistic loads acting on blades serviced in harsh offshore …

Wind fields in category 1–3 tropical cyclones are not fully represented in wind turbine design standards

M Sanchez Gomez, JK Lundquist… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Offshore wind energy deployment in the US is expected to increase in the years to come,
with proposed wind farm sites located in regions with high risk for tropical cyclones. Yet, the …

Feasibility of typhoon models and wind power spectra on response analysis of parked wind turbines

Y Wang, Q Yang, T Li, X Hong - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Typhoon may induce severe damages to wind turbines in both eyewall and outer vortex
regions, and accurate typhoon simulation is important for the wind turbine response …

Tropical cyclone low-level wind speed, shear, and veer: sensitivity to the boundary layer parameterization in WRF

S Müller, XG Larsén, D Verelst - Wind Energy Science …, 2023 - wes.copernicus.org
Mesoscale modeling can be used to analyze key parameters for wind turbine load
assessment in a large variety of tropical cyclones. However, the modeled wind structure of …

Parametric study of the quasi-static response of wind turbines in downburst conditions using a numerical model

MR Ahmed, AA El Damatty, K Dai, A Ibrahim… - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Many research studies were conducted on wind turbine towers subjected to either seismic
loads or synoptic wind loading, such as: hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating the risk of extreme wind gusts in tropical cyclones using idealized large-eddy simulations and a statistical–dynamical model

DP Stern, GH Bryan, CY Lee… - Monthly Weather …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
Recent studies have shown that extreme wind gusts are ubiquitous within the eyewall of
intense tropical cyclones (TCs). These gusts pose a substantial hazard to human life and …

Anti-tropical cyclone load reduction control of wind turbines based on deep neural network yaw algorithm

Q Yao, J Tang, Y Ke, L Li, X Lu, Y Hu, F Fang, J Liu - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Rapid changes in the wind field of tropical cyclones can cause excessive loads and threaten
the safety of offshore wind turbines. This paper designs a wind turbine yaw optimization …